Upside-Down Pizza Casserole

Start to Finish: 35 minutes

Ingredients:
1-1/2 pounds ground beef
1 can Italian-style tomato sauce (15 oz)
1 can sliced mushrooms, drained (4 oz)
1/4 cup sliced, pitted ripe olives (optional)
1 to 1-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 package refrigerated biscuits (10 oz)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large skillet cook beef until brown. Drain off fat. Stir in tomato sauce, mushrooms, and, if desired, olives. Heat through. Transfer mixture to a 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Flatten each biscuit with your hands. Arrange the biscuits on top of cheese. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until biscuits are golden.

Servings: 5

Notes: Good. I'm not a huge fan of mushrooms and thought they were subtle in this meal. Biscuits on top were great (we always use the Grands biscuits- YUM)!

Variations: It is a pizza casserole so you can be creative with the toppings- chicken, pepperoni, ham, pineapple. The ground beef, mushrooms, and olives could really be substituted for anything.

Estimated Price: $6.50

Cookbook: Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook
Nutrition Facts per serving: 507 cal., 26 g total fat (10 g sat. fat) 103 mg chol., 1,251 mg sodium, 33 g carbo., 3 g fiber, 35 g pro. Daily Values: 3% vit. A, 10% vit. C, 16% calcium, 26% iron

Burrito Casserole (or Burrito Truc)

In French, when you can't think of a name for something you call it a truc (rhymes with nuke). A lot like we do in the U.S. to call something a dohickey or a thing-a-me-bob. This recipe is a really simple one that we just threw together a number of years ago and loved it. It rates on the same level of easiness as making toast or peanut butter and jam sandwich.

Start to finish: 35 - 45 minutes

Ingredients:

1 (10 pack) pkg. frozen burritos

1 ctn. sour cream

1 jar salsa

Cheddar cheese

Directions:

Place burritos in a casserole dish. Spread sour cream over burritos. Pour salsa over sour cream. Grate cheddar cheese and sprinkle over top. Bake at 350 degrees until cheese is bubbly, about 45 minutes. Use as little or as much of the ingredients as you want.

Servings: 5-6

Notes: We make this meal a lot. It is quick and tastes good. The kids love it!

Variations: We use about 1 cup sour cream, 1-2 cups salsa, and 1-2 cups cheddar cheese. Just enough to spread each ingredient over the top.

Estimated Price: $7.00

Cookbook: Simply the Best Recipes (FW 5th and 8th Ward Church Cookbook)

Nutrition Facts per serving: Calories 440, 23 g total fat (10.5 g saturated fat), 50 mg chol., 1135 mg sodium, 39 g carbo., 2 g fiber, 17 g pro. Daily Values: 14% Vit. A, 3% Vit. C, 26% calcium, 15% iron